Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borbón and the second or maternal family name is Escasany.
The Most Excellent
The Duke of Seville
Grandee of Spain
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The Duke of Seville in 2015
Duke of Seville
Preceded byEnriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville
Personal details
Born (1943-11-16) 16 November 1943 (age 78)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s)
  • Countess Beatrice von Hardenberg (div.)
  • Isabelle Karanitsch (div.)
  • María de los Ángeles de Vargas-Zúñiga
Children
  • Olivia de Borbón y Hardenberg
  • Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg
  • Francisco de Borbón y Hardenberg
Parent(s)Francisco de Borbón y Borbón
Enriqueta Escasany y Miquel

Francisco de Paula Enrique de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville, Grandee of Spain (born 16 November 1943), is the current Duke of Seville and a distant relative of the Spanish royal family.[1] He is a businessman and has been involved in banking, real estate and other commercial activities.[2][3][4]

Early life[]

He was born in Madrid as the eldest child of Francisco de Borbón y Borbón (1912–1995),[5] who was the younger son of Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre and Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville.[1] His mother was Enriqueta Escasany y Miquel (1925–1962), daughter of Ignacio Escasany y Ancell and Enriqueta de Miquel y Mas, 2nd  [es].[1]

His paternal grandparents were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Infante Enrique of Spain.[1] The Duke of Seville is a member of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon and is a relative of King Felipe VI of Spain, since both of them are male-line descendants of King Charles IV of Spain.

Duke of Seville[]

After the death of his grandmother, Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, he inherited the title of Duke of Seville.[6] His father had renounced his own rights to succeed to the title in 1968.[1]

Marriages and children[]

He was married on 7 July 1973 at Baden-Baden to Countess Beatrice Wilhelmine Paula von Hardenberg (28 June 1947 in Donaueschingen – 14 March 2020 in Marbella),[7] daughter of Count Günther von Hardenberg [ de ] and his wife, Princess Maria Josepha of Fürstenberg (granddaughter of Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg).[8] The couple had three children and divorced on 30 June 1989 in Madrid.[1]

They had two daughters and one son:[1]

  • Olivia Enriqueta María Josefa de Borbón y Hardenberg (born 6 April 1974 in London), entrepreneur and PR for jewelry brands; married to Julián Porras-Figueroa y Toledano (born 1982), with two children.
  • Cristina Elena de Borbón y Hardenberg (2 September 1975 in Madrid – 13 February 2020 in Madrid), chef and catering service operator.
  •  [cs] (born 21 January 1979 in Madrid), entrepreneur and also appeared on the first season of TLC's reality television series, Secret Princes.[9] In 2018, he was elected as 50th Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (Malta-Paris obedience).[10] On 9 October 2021, he married Sophie Elizabeth Karoly, with whom he has a son, Francisco Máximo de Borbón y Karoly (born 2017).[11]

He married for the second time on 19 October 1991 at Vienna to Isabelle Eugénie Karanitsch (born 23 November 1959 in Vienna), daughter of Franz M. Karanitsch and Tatjana Cimlov Karacevcev. They had no children and divorced on 17 June 1993 in Madrid.

He married for the third time on 2 September 2000 at Marbella to María de los Ángeles de Vargas-Zúñiga y Juanes (born 19 November 1954), daughter of Manuel de Vargas-Zúñiga y la Calzada and María de los Ángeles de Juanes y Lago. They have no children together.

The Order of Saint Lazarus[]

The Duke of Seville performing the accolade with a knighting sword during an investiture ceremony in 2007
Coat of arms as Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus

The Duke of Seville was elected as 48th Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (Malta obedience) on 5 October 1996 at Santa Maria della Passione in Milan, Italy. He succeeded his father, who had been Grand Master of the Order since 1956.

He retired from his position of Grand Master in 2008 and was succeeded by his cousin, Carlos Gereda y de Borbón, Marqués de Almazán. The Duke of Seville was then given the title of Grand Master Emeritus. In 2018, the Duke of Seville's son was elected as 50th Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (Malta-Paris obedience), succeeding Carlos Gereda y de Borbón.[10]

French succession[]

Since he is a direct male-line descendant of King Louis XIV of France, he is in the legitimist line of succession to the French throne. He is even considered to be the true heir by those who question the legitimacy of Alfonso XII, and by extension all of his male-line descendants. [12]

Distinctions[]

Titles and styles[]

  • 16 November 1943 – 22 October 1968: Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany
  • 22 October 1968 – present: The Most Excellent The Duke of Seville[6]

Honours[]

Ancestry[]

Patrilineal descent

His patriline is the line from which he is descended from father to son.

Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations, which means that he is a member of the House of Bourbon.

House of Bourbon
  1. Robert of Hesbaye, c. 765–807
  2. Robert III of Worms, 800–834
  3. Robert the Strong, 820–866
  4. Robert I of France, 866–923
  5. Hugh the Great, 898–956
  6. Hugh Capet, c. 939–996
  7. Robert II of France, 972–1031
  8. Henry I of France, 1008–1060
  9. Philip I of France, 1052–1108
  10. Louis VI of France, 1081–1137
  11. Philip II of France, 1165–1223
  12. Louis VIII of France, 1187–1226
  13. Louis IX of France, 1214–1270
  14. Robert, Count of Clermont, 1256–1317
  15. Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, 1279–1342
  16. James I, Count of La Marche, 1319–1362
  17. John I, Count of La Marche, 1344–1393
  18. Louis, Count of Vendôme, 1376–1446
  19. John VIII, Count of Vendôme, 1426–1478
  20. Francis, Count of Vendôme, 1470–1495
  21. Charles, Duke of Vendôme, 1489–1537
  22. Antoine of Navarre, Duke of Vendôme, 1518–1562
  23. Henry IV of France, 1553–1610
  24. Louis XIII of France, 1601–1643
  25. Louis XIV of France, 1638–1715
  26. Louis, Grand Dauphin of France, 1661–1711
  27. Philip V of Spain, 1683–1746
  28. Charles III of Spain, 1716–1788
  29. Charles IV of Spain, 1748–1819
  30. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, 1794–1865
  31. Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville, 1823–1870
  32. Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví, 1853–1942
  33. Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre, 1882–1952
  34. Francisco de Borbón y Borbón, 1912–1995
  35. Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville, b. 1943

Notes and sources[]

  • Profile, thePeerage.com; accessed 18 February 2015.
  • The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 97

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 550-554. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X
  2. ^ Bloomberg profile
  3. ^ "Francisco de Borbón". Crédit des Alpes. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Francisco de Borbón Escasany". Neftan. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Quién es el duque de Sevilla, representante de Felipe VI en la última reunión de borbones". Monarquia Confidencial. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Carta de Sucesión en el título de Duque de Sevilla, con Grandeza de España, a favor de don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Escasany" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Death of Beatrice von Hardenberg". St-lazarus.net. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser, Band V. "Hardenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1967, pp. 175-176.
  9. ^ TLC television show info
  10. ^ a b "The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem – Grand Master". St-lazarus.net. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. ^ Montón, Lorena (9 October 2021). "Francisco de Borbón contrae matrimonio con Sophie Karoly". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ^ Juan Sisinio Pérez Garzón, Isabel II: Los Espejos de la Reina (2004)
  13. ^ Royal Order of the Elephant of Godenu – Royal House of Godenu.
  14. ^ Cuerpo de la Nobleza del Principado de Asturias
  15. ^ Consejero Magistral – el Duque de Sevilla, Francisco de Borbón

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Spanish nobility
Preceded by Duke of Seville
1968–present 		Incumbent
Heir:
Olivia de Borbón y Hardenberg
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Felipe VI
 Legitimist line of succession
to the French throne
7th position 		Succeeded by
Francisco de Borbón y Hardenberg
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